Wreck-It Ralph is a hilarious comedy from Disney which is a
childrens movie for grown-ups, and a grown-up movie for children. Anyone
who is a fan of retro and modern gaming is bound to love the clever
references to the genres, and of course the nostalgic characters that
are brought back into the spotlight. It’s both bright and bubbly, with a
hint of darkness looming around the corner. It’s a clever little story
that peaks our imagination about arcade games the same way that Toy Story did with out stuffed animals and figurines. This is one of the best animated movies I’ve seen in years.

Ralph is a villain in the video game Fix-It Felix, who
is tired of always being a bad guy and getting excluded from the glory.
Although he is just as important as the hero’s, he’s treated like dirt
by other characters in the game, which brings him to a decision. He
decides he’s not going to be the bad guy anymore, and in order to get
the same recognition as a hero, he has to win a hero’s medal from
another game. This brings him into hilarious situations such as having
to fight giant robot aliens, and travelling with the ‘cute as a button,’
Vanellope Von Schweets.

The dialogue is absolutely brilliant for the most part. There are
references that make people of all generations laugh. I laughed out loud
many times in the theatre, as did so many others. It’s extremely clever
from an originality perspective, for each different arcade game is
plugged into an adaptor. The characters travel through the chords, into
the adaptor (which is their Grand Central Station), and then into other arcade games. This is how Ralph traverses many different areas, which are mesmerising.

At times the movie gets very emotional, which is what Disney excels
at best. It had a stellar moral to the story, which is a mixture
between ‘learning to love yourself’ and ‘helping others makes you a true
hero.’ Through combining magnificent dialogue, exquisite graphics,
mind-blowing nostalgia, and a wonderful story, Wreck-It Ralph is the best thing to come from Disney since the nineties.